Saturday, August 5, 2017

VIVACIOUS, ANDROGYNOUS PETE BURNS IS A SAINT OF ANTINOUS

PETE BURNS,
the vivacious and androgynous frontman for British pop and New Wave
band Dead or Alive, is a saint of Antinous.

Born 5th August 1959, he died 22 October 2016 from cardiac arrest at age 57.

Dead
or Alive's biggest hit was also its first ... "You Spin Me Round (Like a
Record)" ... which charted around the world and peaked at No. 11 in the
U.S. in 1985.

The
band, known as much for its proto-Goth style as its music, had a
handful of lesser hits including "Brand New Lover" and "Something in My
House."

Burns,
who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2006, went through extensive
rounds of plastic surgery around that time and significantly altered his
appearance.

He talked openly about his ever-changing looks in interviews and a television special.

At one point he won a significant settlement from his surgeon for a lip procedure gone wrong.

Burns
was married to Lynne Corlett in 1980, and the two separated in 2006. A
short time later he married Michael Simpson, a union that lasted less
than a year.

"He
was a true visionary, a beautiful talented soul, and he will be missed
by all who loved and appreciated everything he was and all of the
wonderful memories the has left us with," said Priest Uendi in
nominating him for sainthood.

"He
was a visionary artist and all of his fans are devastated by the loss
of this special star who will inspire millions forever," she added. "He
never conformed to gender rules. He inspired a generation of people to
be all that they could be and to settle for nothing less than their
ultimate goal."